On May 2, 9:32 pm, dmatt <dm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In Standard, with opponents silent, if you open 1m - 1M - 2NT, this
> would normally indicate 18-19 flattish but what happens when there is
> an intervening opposition bid at the 2 level in front of opener?
> 1m - Pass - 1M - 2X - 2NT, what does this mean now? Is it still 18-19
> with a couple of stops in the overcalled suit or is it 13-14? And,
> alternatively, what would 3NT be after the overcall?
> Thanks
> David
David,
look at it this way:
You have a balanced 12-14. Partner, by responding 1M, has 6+ with a 4
card or longer suit.
Do you have reason to believe that with potentially less than half the
deck (12-14 opposite 6-8) you have enough to take more than half the
tricks (8 out of 13 tricks)?
Clearly not, except in exceptional circimstances.
So if you are playing a strong 1nt opening bid (15-17), then this 2nt
rebid shows 18-19, maybe a little less with a hand like
x
AQx
KJx
AQxxxx
if you have to choose between a 3c or 2nt rebid after 1c p 1s (2d/2h)?
What do you do with the balanced minimum?
(1) with 4 card sup****t, you raise to 2s, just like before.
(2) with 3 card sup****t and an offensively oriented hand, perhaps
AJx
xx
Axxx
Axxx
you can also raise to 2s, just like before. (This assumes you aren't
using a sup****t double.)
(3) with a doubleton, or 3 card sup****t in an otherwise defensive
hand,you pass. Then, if RESPONDER has extras, he can show them and
your pass will have the virtue of limiting your hand.
Now, in all this there are several unresolved issues, even assuming
that a balancing double by responder is for takeout. Give responder
any of these hands on the auction 1c (p) 1s (2d); p (p) ?
AQxx
xxx
x
QJxxx
AKxxx
x
xxx
Kxxx
AKxx
xx
xx
AQxxx
You might want to rebid 3c with the first hand to compete, the second
hand to invite, and the third hand to explore for the best game. You
can't. The third hand is best handled by a qbid, but that doesn't do
anything to describe your hand.
If one decides that a return to opener's minor is competitive, then
one loses the ability to show invitational values that way, and vice
versa.
Those, like me, who prefer a weak 1nt have it even worse, because
passing strong 1nt hands after interference is dangerous. That's why
I have always prefered opener's double in that context to show a
strong 1nt hand. I'm willing to give up the penalty double and the
sup****t double for the ability to show what I had when I opened.
Henrysun909
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